Supplements: IMPROVEMENTS: The stone exterior home, made from local rock is 2,664 sq ft. It is a 2 bed, 2 bath with wood floors, exposed vigas, 12 ft ceilings, solid oak kitchen cabinets and original wood burning cook stove. Spacious living room with a fireplace. The home has a basement and loft. Other improvements include 2 outbuildings, barn, and corrals. WATER: The 2 wells on the property are registered with the NM State Engineers. Well # RG-97099 is 215 ft deep with a static water level at 130 ft and is estimated at 20 gallons per minute. Well # RG-97100 is registered as a livestock well. ELEVATION: 6940 feet ANNUAL TAXES: The taxes for 2021 were $1,043.34 The property line has been surveyed and fenced. Power is served by Socorro Electric Cooperative. In Magdalena from Highway 60, turn south on Kelly road and go 2.4 miles. Property is on the right.

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Please contact Randell Major for a qualified showing. Co-brokers welcome. Thank you.

The Magdalena Mountain's highest point in the range is South Baldy, at 10,783 ft, which is also the tallest peak in Socorro County. At the summit of the range lies the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research and the Magdalena Ridge Observatory. The Langmuir Laboratory primarily focuses on lightning and thunderstorm studies. The Magdalena Ridge Observatory is the fourth highest in the world. Historic Magdalena is a village in Socorro County, New Mexico and is rich in history. The population is 870 based on the latest US census estimates. 'The Lady on the Mountain' is a rock formation on Magdalena Peak overlooking Magdalena. Spanish soldiers saw the face of a woman on the east face of the peak. A priest with them was reminded of a similar peak in Spain called 'La Sierra de Maria Magdalena', so he called the New Mexico one 'La Sierra de Magdalena'. The natural pass to the south of the peak became known as Magdalena Gap, and when a town grew up it received the same name. Magdalena is known as the 'Trails End' for the railroad/spur line which was built in 1885 from Socorro to Magdalena to transport the cattle, sheep wool, timber and ore. Thousands of cattle and sheep were driven into town from eastern Arizona and western New Mexico, using the historic 'Stock Driveway'. The original historic stockyards are still intact. This historic Stock Driveway was used annually, from 1885 through 1916 when the driveway was officially designated by law through the signing of the 'Grazing Homestead Act' and was continually in use through 1971. The 125 mile driveway extended west to Datil, then forked south toward Horse Springs and Reserve, NM, while the other fork led to Springerville, Arizona. In 1919, the Stock Driveway saw 150,000 sheep and 21,000 cattle pass the point around Ten Mile Hill.
During the drives, cowboys moved about 10 miles a day, and herders moved sheep about 5 miles a day, allowing them to graze as they went. Herds could be backed up for days waiting their turn to use the stockyards. Chuck wagons and horses followed behind. Trailing gave way to trucking, and the last portion of the driveway was officially closed in November of 1971. Kelly Ghost Town In 1883, about 2.5 miles South of Magdalena, the Kelly Mine opened. The town of Kelly in its day, was home to close to 3,000 people, with shops, doctors, saloons, churches, hotels and schools. The Kelly Mine was a significant producer of silver and zinc. Mining brought prosperity to the area, but when the ore played out this town was slowly vacated, leaving a small, whitewashed church, crumbling foundations, remnants of mine works and a cemetery. The Very Large Array is located 25 miles West of Magdalena.